US 12,310,605 B2
Shock wave valvuloplasty with multiple balloons
John M. Adams, Snohomish, WA (US)
Assigned to SHOCKWAVE MEDICAL, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Shockwave Medical, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/231,535.
Application 18/231,535 is a continuation of application No. 16/942,605, filed on Jul. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,766,271.
Application 16/942,605 is a continuation of application No. 15/377,090, filed on Dec. 13, 2016, granted, now 10,758,255, issued on Sep. 1, 2020.
Application 15/377,090 is a continuation of application No. 13/962,315, filed on Aug. 8, 2013, granted, now 9,554,815, issued on Jan. 31, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/681,068, filed on Aug. 8, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2024/0008886 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/2202 (2013.01) [A61B 17/22004 (2013.01); A61B 17/22012 (2013.01); A61B 17/22022 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22025 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22055 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22062 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22098 (2013.01); A61M 25/1011 (2013.01); A61M 29/00 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for breaking calcium deposits within a cardiovascular system of a patient, the device comprising:
a catheter;
an elongate member translatable within the catheter, a distal end of the elongate member comprising a shock wave source that comprises at least two shock wave generators located along a side of the elongate member;
an inflatable balloon that surrounds the shock wave source, the shock wave source being movable within the inflatable balloon; and
an actuator configured to move the shock wave source.